1.These Regulations are published on the
basis of Article 2 of the Uzbek Republic Law, dated 14 June 1991, "On
Prevention of AIDS," and of the "Regulations on Medical Testing to
Reveal Infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (AIDS)" approved by the
USSR minister of health on 4 October 1990, and they establish the following
procedure for medical testing of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
foreign citizens and persons without citizenship residing on or present within
the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan to reveal infection by human
immunodeficiency virus (AIDS).

2.The following are subject to testing:

2.1.Donors of blood, blood plasma and other
biological fluids and tissues, at the time of each donation.

2.2.Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan
returning from foreign official, business and private trips of greater than 1
month's duration, upon their return and 6 months later.

2.3.Foreign citizens and persons without citizenship
entering the Republic of Uzbekistan for study, for work, after vacations or for
other purposes, within the 10 days after arrival, and during annual preventive
examinations, with regard for the provisions of paragraph 9 of these
Regulations, with the exception of foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship arriving from countries issuing certificates of testing for
antibodies to the AIDS virus that are recognized by the USSR.

2.4.Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who
travel abroad to countries requiring a certificate of testing for infection by
human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS).

2.5.Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and
foreign citizens who had sexual contacts with AIDS patients or virus carriers
and who are revealed by epidemiological examination; they are tested quarterly
for 1 year, and twice a year thereafter with regard for the provisions of
Paragraph 14.5.

2.6.Patients with the following clinical
indications:

-running
a fever for over 1 month;

-possessing
two or more enlarged lymph nodes for over 1 month;

-suffering
diarrhea lasting over 1 month;

-experiencing
unexplained weight loss of 10 percent or more;

-suffering
protracted and recurring pneumonia, or pneumonia not responding to conventional
therapy;

2.9.Patients regularly receiving transfusions of
blood and its preparations (hemophilia, Werlhof's disease, von Willebrand's
disease, anemia of various geneses, and other blood diseases and recipients),
once a year.

2.10.Pregnant women, when put on record for
pregnancy, and in the 30th week of pregnancy; in the event of the absence of
AIDS testing data or metabolic chart (obmennaya karta), at the time of
admission to a maternity ward.

2.11.Placental blood from a woman in childbirth
being sent to the Tashkent Scientific Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera.

2.14.
Persons suffering sexually transmitted diseases, at the time of application for
medical aid, and thereafter in accordance with indications; this includes
persons with venereal diseases (adults and children), quarterly for 1 year, and
twice a year thereafter.

2.15.
Persons working with the AIDS virus or involved in diagnosis, treatment and
direct services to HIV carriers and AIDS patients, once a year.

2.16.Personnel of the blood service and of
clinical biochemical laboratories, prior to starting work, and annually during
job physicals thereafter.

2.17.
Material (blood, serum) from persons who died of infectious and parasitic
diseases, sepsis, and with clinical signs of the diseases listed in paragraphs
2.6 and 2.7, and on the basis of AIDS indications.

2.18.
Persons in relation to whom there is sufficient and reliable information that
they engage in improper sexual contacts, quarterly.

2.20.
Persons in risk groups entering the admissions and room assignment offices of
prison isolation wards, and persons in corrective labor institutions and in
therapeutic labor dispensaries, upon admission and prior to release.

2.21.Persons who had undergone treatment in
sanatoriums and vacation homes, 3 months after their return, once.

2.22.Vagrants without a permanent place of
residence.

2.23.Workers of hotels, restaurants and bars
providing services to foreign citizens, once a year.

3.Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
foreign citizens and persons without citizenship who have expressed the desire
to undergo testing, including anonymously, [may also be tested].

4.
The principal method of AIDS testing is laboratory blood analysis.

5.Testing to reveal infection by human
immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) is carried out only in state therapeutic and
preventive institutions.

6.Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
including military servicemen, who have returned from foreign official,
business and private trips (lasting over 1 month) are sent for testing to
public health institutions by the organizations that sent these citizens on
such trips (see Paragraph 2.2).

7.Foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship who arrive for work or for other purposes are tested on the basis
of referrals by the organizations receiving them and by persons responsible for
their arrival.If a foreigner or person
without citizenship so wishes, a medical worker or a representative from the
embassy of the corresponding state may be present when blood is sampled.

8.If citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
foreign citizens and persons without citizenship who have undergone laboratory
or clinical testing so desire, they are provided with a medical certificate of
the established format (Form No 082-1/U-88, approved by the USSR Ministry of
Health on 7 April 1988) indicating the testing results.

9.If a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
a foreign citizen or a person without citizenship so desires, he may undergo
retesting in another public health institution.

10.Diplomatic associates of foreign diplomatic
representatives and consular institutions, and other persons enjoying
diplomatic privileges and immunities in the Republic of Uzbekistan, may be
tested to reveal infection by human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) only with
their consent.

The
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan initially coordinates
proposals that such persons undergo testing with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

11.The question as to the possibility of
testing associates of international, intergovernment, nongovernment and other
organizations and institutions, as well as foreign representatives who are
accredited with the corresponding ministries, departments and organizations, is
resolved with the participation of the ministries, organizations and
institutions on the basis of international multilateral treaties and
conventions, bilateral treaties and practice.

12.Medical workers and other persons who have
become privy to information regarding medical testing to reveal infection by
human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) and the testing results in the line of duty
are obligated to keep this information secret.

13.
The corresponding ministries, departments and organizations are entrusted with
practical implementation of these Regulations and are responsible for their
fulfillment.

The
Regulations are binding upon all public health organs and institutions,
including cooperatives, ones providing paid services, and others.